Jason Garrett: Tony Romo is one pound over his ‘prescribed playing weight’

Summary of 4 articles · Updated Jul 22, 2013

Cowboys coach Jason Garrett said Sunday that Romo is one pound over his “prescribed playing weight.” Cowboys coach Jason Garrett said that Romo is one pound overweight, and he didn’t sound concerned. “I don’t want to get into the details of what his playi… (more)ng weight is supposed to be, but he’s right around it,” Garrett said. The Cowboys have listed quarterback Tony Romo’s weight at 236 pounds this training camp, which is six pounds heavier than he’s ever been listed before. But while Romo might not have been able to do all of his normal conditioning because of surgery to remove a cyst on his back, from all indications the Cowboys aren’t worried. I worked as hard as I could and I took that approach every day I woke up that I just had to improve a lot each day, and I think that helped me get ready for today and hopefully for the beginning of the season."

Romo worked hard to get back on field

Tony Romo discusses practicing for the first time since a procedure to remove a cyst in his back, and Damien Woody talks about the pressure facing Romo after signing a $108 million extension in the offseason.

Tony Romo’s weight is up, but not a concern for the Cowboys

The Cowboys have listed quarterback Tony Romo’s weight at 236 pounds this training camp, which is six pounds heavier than he’s ever been listed before. But while Romo might not have been able to do all of his normal conditioning because of surgery to re…